Name/Title
ADOBE MAKING AREA FOR LA CASA NUEVAEntry/Object ID
99.5.3.89Description
Color: Black; White
A black and white photograph of the adobe making area for La Casa Nueva, ca. 1922. In a clearing of a field, the area consists of large stacks of adobes in the front of a kiln at the left; smaller stacks at the center, perhaps of bricks removed from the kiln and at which there are two workers; and an area in the foreground in which bricks are laid out flat and on their sides, with a worker tending to these bricks. In the foreground are three small trees and the top of what appears to be a cement pipe. To the far left, behind the kiln, may be a small, temporary building and behind that, two large wooden poles, perhaps for electrical power. On the reverse, in the hand of a former curator, is the inscription "bricks made on w. side of T. hall. [La Casa Nueva] / was a parade ground - mil[itary] school." Below this is a stamp reading "THE PHOTO SHOP / 100 W. MAIN ST. / ALHAMBRA CA"--this is from the 1920s, when the print was developed, and a number "5", possibly "45" is stamped at the bottom right. There is also a pencil inscription at the bottom "5x7 Sepia." Aside from some smearing on the upper center of the front and slight discoloration on the reverse, the artifact is in good condition.
Copy is in 8 X 10 photos
Number-Units: 1Lexicon
Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Photographs, Adobe, Building, Adobe houses--City of Industry (Calif.), City of Industry (Calif.)--Homestead Museum--La Casa Nueva, Unskilled laborer
